birds of a feather flock together
Meaning: People with similar interests or character tend to spend time together.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The three chess fanatics found each other within an hour; birds of a feather flock together.”
Category: Animals
Origin: Birds of the same species gather in flocks. The proverb is recorded in English from the 16th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Polish: ciągnie swój do swego — literally: one's own draws to one's own
More idioms — Animals
- a bird-brain — A silly or scatterbrained person.
- no room to swing a cat — A very small or cramped space.
- a snake in the grass — A treacherous person who pretends to be a friend.
- shut the stable door after the horse has bolted — To take precautions only after the harm is done.
- kick the cat — To take out one's anger on someone weaker or innocent.
- be put out to pasture — To be retired or set aside as no longer useful.
More English idioms
- wish the ground would swallow one up — To feel so embarrassed that one wants to disappear.
- have one's head screwed on — To be sensible and practical.
- a ballpark figure — A rough estimate.
- toss one's cookies — To vomit.
- put on a brave face — To look cheerful or confident while feeling otherwise.
- throw up one's hands — To show that one gives up, in despair or frustration.
From our compliments & insults
- Dickkopf — A pig-headed, unyielding person — their skull is so thick no new idea can penetrate it.
- 空気が読めない (kūki ga yomenai) — Completely oblivious to the unspoken social mood — the person who kills the atmosphere wi…
- 눈치가 없다 (nunchi ga eopda) — Hopelessly socially oblivious — can't pick up on emotional cues, awkward silences, or uns…